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Meet the director of golf:Â Dean Montgomery
Having worked at great golf clubs around the world, including Royal Liverpool, Bearwood Lakes and Yas Links, Dean Montgomery has taken on a new role as director of golf at Golf at The Hawthorn, just as it is about to open a luxury hotel.
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Company profile: Clubhouse furniture supplier Protocol
The Golf Business takes a look at Protocol – the leading supplier of contract furniture in the UK
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Is it time you invested in a pace of play clock?
The company that manufactures a world-famous swimming pool clock is offering attractive ‘pace of play’ timers to deal with one of golf’s biggest current issues
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Leeds Golf Centre announces major £9m expansion
Leeds Golf Centre hopes to extend its existing facility into a multi-million-pound golf complex featuring lodges, a spa, an adventure golf course and fitness facilities.
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US billionaire submits plans to build new Highlands golf course
The US billionaire Michael Keiser has proposed building a new golf course in Scotland.
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Could removing a joining fee lead to more members?
Last year Cowglen GC removed its joining fee. In less than one year the club has seen its membership numbers increase by 150; the key 18-29 age group category had gone up by nearly 5 times
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‘Mindless’ attack renders golf green ‘unplayable’
Police are asking for information after vandals attacked a popular Scottish golf venue by gouging out divots with a golf club on one of its greens.
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Justin Rose’s trophy flown in by hoverboard
The 2017 Turkish Airlines Open trophy that Justin Rose has won was flown in by hoverboard.
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Nets can stop stray balls hitting your neighbours (company profile)
Pro-Fit Net Installations has over 25 years of experience in building fences on golf courses to catch stray shots so that they never cause a problem with a neighbour.
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In their own words: Richard Dixon
The chief executive of Wales Golf, Richard Dixon, writes exclusively for The Golf Business about why the organisation has changed its nameÂ
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The golf courses put up for sale this year
This year a number of golf courses have been put on the market. Here is an overview of 17 of the biggest of them.
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Taxation in golf – your questions answered
VAT expert Adrian Houstoun talks about taxation in the golf industry; what information do collectors require and, stemming from that, are there ways clubs can cut the amounts they pay?
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Ladies’ golf and travel expert to contribute for The Golf Business
An expert on women’s golf is to write a semi-regular column for The Golf Business in a bid to provide more education to the industry on growing female participation
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Investment is why we are named ‘best golf experience’
A golf club that has undergone a period of significant investment has won three key accolades at the Scottish Golf Tourism Awards.
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Club profile: Bamburgh Castle GC
The scenic venue, set among the dunes overlooking the North Sea, is a Site of Special Scientific interest, and it has now modernised both its men’s and ladies’ changing rooms
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Academic study on golf clubs delivers surprising result
A major study on the golf industry has found that golf clubs would achieve much more if they focussed on retaining members rather than recruiting new ones.